Lawn and garden sprinkling apparatus



June 19, 1923. l A 1,459,012 4 A. K. BRAUER LAWN AND GARDEN SPRINKLING APPARATUS Filed Jupe 4', 1919 l'nvenko v Patented .lune 19, 1923.

ADOLPH K. BRAUER, -OF LOS 'ANGELE CALFORNIA, VSERENA DORATI-I'EA BlL/AIIER,`

risen EXECUTRIX OF SAID ADOLPH K. BRAUER, DECEASED, SSIGNOR TO SERENA DORA- 'IHEA BRAUER, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

LAWN AND 'GARDEN SPRINKLING APPARATUS.

Application filed rune a,

To all wlw-m t may concern Be it known that I, ADoLrH K. BnAUnn, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State o1 California, have invented a new and useful Lawn anclGarden Sprinkling Apparatus, oit' which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to apparatus for irrigating lawns and gardens by the applications of water in a misty spray; and it may be said to consist in the provision of the .new and novel features, and in the construction,

^ combination and arrangements of parts, the

'vide an apparatus that will produce a spray purposes of lwhich will be' apparent to those skilled in the art from aconsideration of the preferred form `of apparatus herein shown.

The principal ob]eet of this invention is to provide a sprayingr apparatus that can be moved from place to place over the lawn or garden without `diverting the spray nozzle from a vertical position. y

Another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus that can be moved over the lawn or garden without the attendant entering the area that has been sprayed.

In other words the apparatus is provided with means by which it is moved after it has been in use on the lawn or garden a sufiicien't time to thoroughly saturate theground to a considerable depth; at which time, as is well known, the ground is soft and the lawn and garden easily injured by attendant walking thereonto change the position ot the spraying apparatus; and with this apparatus the .danger-.of injuring the lawn or garden is eliminated as the attendant never enters the sprayed area.

Another object of theginvention is to proresembling a misty rain as nearly as possible; for experience 'has shown that the best irrigating results are obtained in the application of waterV in the misty form; for in this way the `water enters the ground without packing it, which packing invariably-re` sults when water is discharged toward the ground with considerable force and volume.

Another object ofthis invention is to provide a means forV positioning the spray nozzles of the apparatusl a considerable distance above the Vground so that the misty 1 spray paratus.

1919. seriar No. 301,803.

`ing drawings, the subjoined detailed description and the appended claims. d

The drawings illustrate the invention.V Figure l is a' side elevation of a line of hose equipped with thev apparatus; and is ushown in operation on a lawn.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of thesprinkling units enlarged to about three-fourths of the size usually used in lawn and garden irrigating.` Fig. 3 is aside elevation of the device Vshojwn in Fig. 2 and on the same scale.

Fig. t is a ysection on line 'm4 ofFiglQ,

showing a detailed construction of thefap-` A.

-Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic `view of Ithe deviceshowing an imaginary position of the apparatus asl it is being moved from place to place. The directionV of movement being indicatedby an arrow.

Fig. G 1s a plan view of a garden with a `sprinkling apparatus attached to anoverhead support, theyoutline of the garden "beingindieated by a dotted line.

Fig. 7 is aseetion on line x17 of Fig. 6 with parts somewhat enlarged.

8 is a section on line x8 of Fig. 6,

vshowing the means formovingthe apparatus on the overhead support'.

Fig. 9 is a section on linea@9 of Fig. 4;, but i I showing a modified form of the spray nozzle.

F ig. 10 is an elevation of `one of the sprinkling units with va part of the vd isk broken to show the means "for attaching the device to the overheadsupport when a single wire is used.

ln detail 'the apparatus l consists of a disk 2' that has in the center thereo the upward extension 3 and this extension. has -v therein the concave recess or groovev 44 in which recess is tted a portion of the periphery. of a barrel 5in 'the form of a cylinder. Also in the upward extension 3 and central therein isa recess 6 that fits the` curvature of a boss 7 that is integral with and on the underside of said barrel 5.

A'stud vbolt 8 is threaded into this boss 7 and extends downward through a hole9 in thebottom of the disk 2 and has seeufredto v.

the other end thereof the nut 10, by which bolt and'nutthebarrel i5"is secured to ythe base or disk 2.' The underside oliithe'disk 2 is recessed to form a clearance lior'thenutv 10', Aso that' whenv the apparatus *is` movedy the VAnut will ln'ot con-tact with theY lawn or ground.

One end of the barrel 5 is provided with the threaded socket-11 into which'the screw end 12 of a hose 13 is adapted to lit; and the other end of the cylinder 5 'hasthe threaded extensionle that is adapted to lit the socket end '[15 'of' a-`hose 13;

In other words, with this spraying `apparatus which' is provided with' a-socl'ct and threaded eXtension', a plurality oi spray nozshown in F ig.` 1 bysiinply" dividing the hose intov 'a number vof parts and lproviding each `p`art"witli`a screw' andsocket-"endfthat will 'attach to thesocketfll vand extension '14;

The end spray nozzle'l hasthe'v threaded eX- tension 14 closed by a spherical :cap 16 Vwhich hollow spherey is filled with waterand serves cou'nteribalance whenthe'v deviceis in operation and theV weight and pressureo'f *thewater assistv in' holding Athe spray nozzle 1 fromtilting'fron'i a'vertic'al'ito an inclined position; In other 'words assuming that the 30 apparatus has been moved by' pulling` on thewhose; andthe end spray. nozzle `has been tiltedtothe inclinedposition' shown in Fig. 5; the 'liea'v'y base and; counter balance will causetthenozzle to assume la vertical position" when the'wa-ter isfturn'ed on.

In other words the weight andip're'ssure 'of the water in" the" hollowglobe 1G` will in'ove the'V4 sprayl nozzle 1 from the inclined 'centrifugal movement causes' the water to climb' the inner walls" ot the extension 17 and`cap'18` and discharge iny amisty spray 'from the reduced opening 19.

'In' order to' break up thetw'at'er' into an VeXfcee'dingly` fine spray: there is positioned between the extension 17 and'l cap 18 a battle plate 22, which'plate" has therein the inclined opening-s" '23.

*y ln a modified form' oit', nozzle shown" in FigJ'Q the baiile'lfplate'- '22v is' not used, but instead theeap'l hasfitsinner'surta'ce provided with an upwardly extended spiral channel 24 that is reduced in size from the spiral: channel 25 inf' Eig;Y y e;- so:4 that the water passing'upwardinfthe chf'an'iber 21 is brokenup by the spiral channel as it reaches the discharge opening 19.y

The discharge opening` 19 isfcentralin the Vtop endot the cap 18 and this opening is also inclined upward from the bottom to thetopsurface-oi the cap rand terminates in a knife edge 26 the purpose of which is to assist inbrealring the water discharging therefrom into a very line mist.

The disk 2 otthe apparatus l'is'o'rmed with an enlargedlring surface 27; the-pur pose otwliicfhis to form a'heavy weighted base that will prevent the nozzle 'ron'iupsetting whenl it is being moved vover the lawn or' when it is subjected-to=ther actionl of water passing through E the hose;

As is well known, after a hose is'unvrolled ironia reel andiplaced-onthelawn and water underf` pressure* is i turned into 5it the hose'willroll over oir-thelawn,A which rolling of the hose,v when lthere-'isa plurality oi!v spray nozzlesy therein willi` cause one-J or `more of saidsprayfnozzles to upset and consequently divert the spray1 'from its"inteird`ed course; and'A with this weight attached to the-base 2, thev twistingletlect ot'the hose is overcome.

Also `the basel 2 has an upti'irned'edge and is provided with asupporting surface 28 that in crosssectionv has tlieI contourc oitA a sled'runner, and this ci'irvedfsufr-faceenables the spray nozzles toibepulledover thetsu'rface of the` ground by means'- of' thev hose without the nozzles upsetting:

lhenlthe' apparatus is'fto be used'vfor overhead' spraying thezbase2 vperforms anotl'ier function for asseen inFigs' to lSinclusive the` apparatus isf elevate-dto a3 position above 'the garden" and bymeansloffthet disks 2? is movably mountedfsothat the spray nozzles are invertedl' y As'seen in Fig. 6 there is-a pluralityof posts 29' that: are opp'os'iftely disposedlonthe sides ofthe garden'afnd at the topvo'f'the post andv on eac'hside thereof are securedthe wires 31 andA 32;b'yfme'ans o'lthe"A bolts; 33, and thesey wiresa're'drawn taut soi that'they maintain al relatively fiXedf piani These wiresare spaced apart asullicient distance* so thatv when' the 'disk'A 2 is inserted between`v them as shown in the draw-ing the spray apparatusv andl the hoseattachedftliereto willv besuspended labo'vefthe garden in position to spray the vegetation'y below;4 the spray nozzles are positioned so that@ the misty spray escapes downwardy On opposite' sides' ot'the disl'Q' there is secu-red by: any'w'e'll known means oneend of the cable 321 that passesvv over t-he'f pulleys' 35'v and 36 and"thesepulleysl are-secure@ to the post29fby anyiwellfknowiimeans;

When' the cable' 34 is moved? nfet-Herdrection it will cause the disk 2 to slide along the upper surface of the wires 3l and 32 and thereby move the spray nozzle and the hose from one position to another' over the garden.

After the line of spray nozzles has been moved across the garden from onel side to 37 by which the device can be attached to` the overhead wire 39. Also the cable 34 can be attached to the hook 37 so that the line of springling units can be moved over the garden.

V'hen the apparatus is to be used for irrigating orchards in which a large quantity of water is sprayed over a large area, the sprinkling units will be enlarged proportionately to the diameter of the irrigating pipe, that is the diameter of the socket 1l and threaded extension 14 will be enlarge to fit a pipe line-ofl two and one-half or three inches in diameter; and of course it is obvious that the other parts of the apparatus will be proportionately enlarged.

I claim.

l. In a spraying apparatus, a weighted disk, an upward extension on said disk, a concave recess in said extension, a barrel having a portion of its periphery fitting into said concave recess and a stud bolt securing said barrel to said extension, an upward extension on said barrel, a chamber in the upward extension of said barrel, there being a passageway from said barrel to said chamber, there being a spiral channel in said chamber, a. cap enclosing the top of said chamber, and a spray nozzle in said cap, said barrel being open at both ends to receive hose connections for the purpose as set forth.

2. In a spraying apparatus, a weighted disk having an upward extension and a concave recess in said extension; a barrel having a portion of its periphery fitting int-o said concave recess and a stud bolt securing said barrel and extension together; said barrel having an upward extension; a chamber in the extension of said barrel; there being a passageway from said barrel to said chamber, a cap enclosing the top of said chamber, a spray nozzle in said cap; and a counterbalance detachably connected to said spraying apparatus.

8. In a spraying apparatus the combination of a weighted disk having an upward extension provided with a concave'groove;

barrel'secured to said disk andhaving a portion of its periphery in said groove; a spray nozzle secured to said barrel; and there being a passageway between said bar rel and said spray nozzle.

4; In a spraying apparatus the combination of a disk; a barrel secured to said disk; an extension on said barrel having a cap attached thereto and forming a chamber therein; the inner surfaces of said extension and saidl cap being provided 'with spiral channels; there being a passageway between said barrel and said chamber; and a nozzle attached to said cap; said cap having a discharge opening at its top which terminates in a knife edge.

5. In a spraying apparatus the combination of a weighted disk; a barrel secured to said disk and an extension on said barrel; a chamber in said extension the inner surface of which is provided with a spiral channel; a nozzle attached to said extension;

a spiral channel in they inner wall of said chamber, and there being a passageway from said barrel into said chamber.

6. In a spraying apparatus, a weighted disk having an extension thereon provided with a concave groo-ve;.a barrel lsecured to said extension and having a portion of its periphery in vsaid concave groove; an eX.-

tension on said barrel; a chamber in the eX- l tension of said barrel; a spiral channel in the inner wall of said chamber, there being a port connecting the interior of said barrel with said spiral channel; and a conical cap provided with an outlet closing the top of said chamber except at the outlet thereof.

7. In a spraying apparatus, a disk having an upward extension thereon; said eXtension having a concave groove on its upper face and extending longitudinally thereof;

a barrel having a portion of its periphery iittinfr into said concave groove; a stud bolt securing said barrel to said disk; a spray nozzle secured to said barrel and having a chamber therein; there being a port connecting said chamber and said spray nozzle; and said barrel being open at both ends to receive hose connectionsfor thepurpose as set forth. i

8. In a spraying apparatus, a disk having an upward extension thereon; saideXten sion having a concave groove on its upper face and extending longitudinally thereof; a barrel having a portion of its periphery fitting into said concave groove; a stud bolt securing said barrel to said disk. and a spray nozzle secured to said barrel and having a chamber therein the inner walls of which have a spiral channel; there being a port connecting said chamber and said sprav nozzle. 'e l 9. In a sprinkling nozzle a disk; a barrel secured to said disk and an extension on lll) Said bnrrelvjhe inner surfacerfofvw'hich is provided with a spiral channel; and a Cap secured over said extension to forni n chainber and provided on its inner surface with n Spiral ohanneiandelso provided With a discharge openingin its top.

l0. In a sprinkling nozzle n disk; ,a barrel Secured tofsnid diei: and anextension on said barrel the inner snrifaceof Whichiis Qrovided with e.- spiral channel; :india Cap Secured over said extension to forma Chaniher, end'provided on its innerv surfacefwith :i spiral Channel that ie reduced in size from jthe spiral channel of Said extension and 'also provided with a, discharge opening` iniits top. i

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto Set niyhand; zit Los eingeles, California, this ,thday of May, 1919. o

AKDOLPH K. BRAUER1r VitnesS:

fw. M. GENTLE. 

